Hah! Sam, that reminds me of a personal story. I used to have a theory when I was on the road a lot that I'd use Walmart batteries, because the theory was that no matter where I was there would be a Walmart to warranty one if needed. The problem was EVERY YEAR when it would get cold, the walmart battery would crap out. And EVERY YEAR the walmart I took it too (and not the same walmart) would "test" it, and tell me "it's good, but just needs charged". Even after charging it all night on a charger, or a few hours with the engine running. Long story short, they are all full of crap, and the "good, but needs charged" translates to: crappy battery, but we don't want to warranty it for you. After literally 5 seasons of crappy batteries and a fight with the walmart manager to get it replaced, I went to my local parts store, bought the "best batteries you can get me, don't care about the price", never had another problem. Amazing.
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